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06-28-2019, 11:21 AM
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The Story of GM Griff - Chicago Bulls General Manager
 The Story of GM Griff - Chicago Bulls General Manager So its been a while since i've done one of these on here, 2017 to be exact. Im gonna try and give it another whirl, ive always enjoyed writing (Even though im a poor writer) and at the end of this 2k, i need something to keep me interested in my myleague's. The last time i was the Head Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, but this time im gonna go east, to the Chicago Bulls, and be their General Manager. I feel like the team is going in the right direction but just needs another nudge, so its the perfect spot for me to come in. Essentials Difficulty: Superstar Playing time: 10 Min Simulation time: 12 Min I will be using the ''Start Today'' Option, I wont change the lottery to the Real Life outcome, as i'd like it to be a little different |
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06-28-2019, 11:56 AM
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Re: The Story of GM Griff - Chicago Bulls General Manager
Chapter 1
Offseason begins I woke up in my appartment to the sound birds chirping ''Ah, my first day as a General Manager, i said.'' When i heard that Gar was effectively stepping down because of personal reasons yesterday, i couldn't believe they appointed me as his succesor for the time being, a ''trial period'' is what they called it. to me it didn't matter what they called it, i was going to prove to them that i have what it takes. I grabbed my coffee and opened up my laptop, to my surprise there was an email from my assistant that Read: Team-Roster heading into 2019 offseason '
*Buzz Buzz* A Text woke me up from the screen.  ''I better hurry'' i thought NEXT UP: DRAFT LOTTERY/STAFF SIGNING |
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06-28-2019, 02:35 PM
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Re: The Story of GM Griff - Chicago Bulls General Manager
Chapter 2
Our fate is in the ping pong balls The NBA draft is something that can make or break a GM's career. Do you select Derrick Rose or Anthony Bennett, Hasheem Thabeet or James Harden. So the draft lottery being on literally the first day of my new job, was as stressful as you could imagine. At 9:15 AM i entered meeting room 4A, waiting on me were Noah Finley (The Head Scout) and the rest of the scouting group. ''How nice of you to finally show up!'' the room was silent. ''.......Hahahahahaha'' Everyone started laughing. ''Take a seat, we have a draft board to go over'' Me and Noah had been good friends ever since i started working here in Chicago two years ago, so after my promotion i expected him to needle me as much as he could, thats just how our friendship works. We ended up looking at game-tape, everyone shared their favorite draftees and we shared some general knowledge about the upcoming draft. Our odds said we were going to be looking at the number 4 pick, which was more than ok considering how stacked this draft was suppose to be. Later that evening it was time for the Lottery, here's what happened.  5th wasnt the greatest spot to be at, somewhere deep inside i really wanted to slip into that top three, but i dont think the difference between 4 and 5 is going to be huge. We had our favorite players and we felt both would still be available at 5. The next day i had a meeting with Jim Boylen, after about three hours of talking about the future, i decided that i was going to let Jim serve out his contract (1yr / $2.65M) and after that we see how we performed and decide from there. NEXT UP: THE 2019 NBA DRAFT |
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06-28-2019, 03:36 PM
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06-29-2019, 09:35 AM
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06-30-2019, 12:50 PM
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Re: The Story of GM Griff - Chicago Bulls General Manager
ESPN's top three players we could see getting moved this season  1. BEN SIMMONS - PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Sources tell ESPN people are growing increasingly frustrated in Philadelphia, especially with Ben Simmons' fit together with Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler. Reports coming out that Simmons and Embiid are not on good terms anymore, and its causing stress in the locker room.  2. ANDRE DRUMMOND AND/OR BLAKE GRIFFIN - DETROIT PISTONS  3. ANDREW WIGGINS - MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES CURRENT BULLS (2-4) UPDATE Loss vs Pacers 92-99 Loss @ Grizzlies 93-106 Win vs Hawks 117-80 Win @ Hawks 103-97 Loss @ Hornets 86-94 Team Leaders Points Z. LaVine - 17.8PPG - .442 FG% - .311 3P% C. White - 14.8PPG - .397 FG% - .308 3P% L. Markkanen - 13.5PPG - .437 FG% - .324 3P% Assists C. White - 6.2 APG Z. LaVine - 4.5 APG K. Dunn - 4.0 APG Rebounds W. Carter Jr. - 10.0 RPG L. Markkanen - 9.8 RPG O. Porter - 5.5 RPG Steals and Blocks C. White - 1.7 SPG W. Carter Jr - 2.3 BPG |
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07-01-2019, 10:23 AM
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Re: The Story of GM Griff - Chicago Bulls General Manager
 BEN SIMMONS: ''I WANT OUT'' Nov 21, 2019 A shocker was just send through the entire NBA, when Ben Simmons publicly admitted that he wanted to be traded. The 23-year old never spoke about the rumours ongoing about the sixers locker room, until tonight. This interview is from his post-game press conference, merely 30 minutes after the media was informed of his request ''It's not working anymore, we've tried, trust me, we did try.'' ''So how did this come about?'' ''Mostly our gameplay, i had no problems with him and the way he(Embiid) was playing, but he certainly did with me. I'm not here to get into too much detail about the reasons for our altercations though.'' he continued.. ''At the end of the day we both went to the board and told them that it was going to be either me or him. And the rest is history'' ''It ended up becoming you?'' ''Yes.'' Simmons clearly still rattled, walked off the stage into the locker rooms. Teams interested: Clippers, Bulls, Knicks, Pelicans CURRENT BULLS (6-9) UPDATE Bulls vs Clippers 115-97 Bulls vs Timberwolves 81-104 Bulls vs Cavaliers 94-84 Bulls vs Mavericks 110-107 Bulls @ Nets 115-100 Bulls @ Pelicans 95-115 Bulls vs Bucks 85-117 Bulls vs Grizzlies 96-102 Bulls @ Knicks 109-114 Team Leaders Points Z. LaVine - 23.1PPG - .450 FG% - .358 3P% C. White - 14.8PPG - .432 FG% - .338 3P% L. Markkanen - 13.0PPG - .431 FG% - .293 3P% Assists C. White - 6.3 APG Z. LaVine - 4.3 APG K. Dunn - 4.1 APG Rebounds L. Markkanen - 9.1 RPG W. Carter Jr. - 8.3 RPG O. Porter - 6.1 RPG Steals and Blocks O. Porter - 1.3 SPG W. Carter Jr - 2.1 BPG |
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07-01-2019, 02:17 PM
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Re: The Story of GM Griff - Chicago Bulls General Manager
Chapter 5
Zachary ''This changes everything'' Let me explain. Yesterday the news broke that Ben Simmons requested a trade and it kept me up all night, i was in meetings with everyone, from scouts to the training staff and the coaches. It all came down to the same thing, we need to see if Ben is in any way shape or form available to us. Early in the morning i ended up calling the 76ers front office to see what they were asking for, and dont get me wrong, it was ALOT. It had to be a deal containing Markkanen or LaVine, Coby White and a First round pick. Now Lauri was always going to be off-limits in a deal like this, but even though Zach was our best player, he never looked like a superstar caliber player, hence we had to think about this. I didnt have much time to think as we were playing the rival Pistons tonight away from home, so i had to continue thinking and looking at stats on the plane. Coby and the pick we were more than fine with, Coby really didnt fit the system we were playing in, as he kind of dissapointed as a playmaker, and that was really the role he was playing alongside LaVine, his defense also really wasnt up to par. So at the end of the day i kept staring at one report card, comparing the exact stats between LaVine and Simmons.  I put my laptop away from now, we were landing in detroit and i had to get into the stadium to get ready for the game.  ZACH LAVINE CARRIES BULLS PAST RIVAL DETROIT PISTONS BY 125-113 IN HEROIC EFFORT Yeah that was the headline, so you might understand what happened, it was like he heard all the things we were saying about him, how hes selfish, how he doesnt play defense, and most of all how he was not a leader, not a superstar. But oh man did he prove us wrong. It was like he was possessed all night long, whenever we got in a slump and the plays werent working, he just took the ball and scored, every. single. time. And it didnt matter where from, Slow defender on him? Get to the rim, Covering the rim too much? Pull up for a midrange jumpshot. It was magical, it was like he scored without even trying, that night he had that true ''superstar'' moment. It was not about the amount of points he scored, or the 9 assists, it was how he made that game his. His statline ended up looking like this: 41pts, 2reb, 9ast, 3stl, 1blk, 0to, 16-24 FG, 1-4 3PT, 8-9 FT. Now this changed everything for me, i am not giving this guy up. That evening i ended up calling the 76ers front office again to notify that we will not be giving up Zach or Lauri, to my surprise they were still willing to negotiate. *An hour later.* ''....And thats my final offer, we can change tiny details but its either this or no deal. Ill hear from you in the morning, bye.'' i said I hung up. |
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